A rent control plank prompted the greatest opposition to a Washington Senate bill to trim the carbon footprint of roughly 50,000 buildings in the state.

Washington lawmakers will confront more than a dozen climate bills in their upcoming short session.

Washington officials agree with Gov. Jay Inslee's views that state agencies must speed up efforts to reduce their internal GHG emissions.

Blaming climate change, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee declared a drought emergency for nearly all of the state.

A bill to require consideration of climate change in land use planning appears headed toward approval in the Washington state legislature.